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What is cybersecurity?
The ability to protect or defend the use of cyberspace from cyberattacks
A global domain within the information environment consisting of the interdependent network of information systems infrastructures including the Internet, telecommunications networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and controllers
A quality or feature that prevents something from being secure
Question 1
An attack destroying the integrity of the data or stealing controlled information
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What’s Phishing?
A specific kind of computer virus
The fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers
The practice of baiting a user into giving remote access to your computer system
Question 2
The practice of using different passwords for different site logins
A specific kind of computer virus.
What would you do as part of step 1 in adopting a security mindset to analyze and comprehend attacks and attackers?
Understand the fundamentals of cybersecurity
Examine the world from an attacker's perspective
Question 3
Understand what a breaker is
Identify cyber risks
True: The risk that an organization will succumb to an attack through email is directly proportional to the number of employees
Question 4
It depends: The link or attachment will have a warning indicating whether it is targeting the entire organization or the employee alone
Usually it takes at least two employees to make the same mistake
Only one employee needs to click on a bad link in an email or open an infected attachment for an attacker to get in the door of a business.
True: The risk that a business will succumb to an attack through email is directly proportional to the number of employees.
False: One employee’s mistake fortunately will never affect an entire organization.
It depends: The link or attachment will have a warning indicating whether it is targeting the entire organization or the employee alone.
Usually it takes at least two employees to make the same mistake.
False: One employee’s mistake fortunately will never affect an entire organization
Which tactic is most effective in preventing data breaches caused by human error?
Readiness assessment
Awareness and phishing training
Question 5
Identity and access management
Penetration testing
Each of the following can help keep your personal and work data secure EXCEPT
Avoiding posting identifying information online
Minimally altering passwords for every website you visit
Question 6
Using different passwords and varying cases structure and numbering for each
Updating all your computer software
What loss arises from a data breach?
Media coverage
Physical assets
Question 7
Reputation
Loss of life
During which type of engagement might a practitioner identify areas in which policies or compliance are lacking but may not recommend changes without further review?
Question 8
Security risk assessment
Internal and external penetration testing
Attestation services
Security policy and plan development
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